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ucho
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Hello.

I got an offer to buy a used pc.

specs:

i7 960
amd 6870hd 1gb
12gb ram
1tb hdd
750w psu

The price is 300€ (340$).

I know it can run games that i play (cs go, gw2...), but my question is if it is worth it 300€/340$ or should I look for something cheaper/better?

 

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No, I don't think it's worth £230 tbh

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The 960 is a fairly old CPU and the 6870 is antiquated tbh. I would just ebay together some parts.  If you can wait a few days you can usually find great deals and end up with something like a 770 or maybe even a 780/290 some i5 from a newer gen than that i7 960. I think you can get a better used pc for that amount of money. 

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Just as an example in German the is a 290 for 155€ right now. That is maybe 165 with shipping if seller is greedy. I am sure you can get some used cpu mono combo for 100€ and an HDD as well as a PSU for a few bucks each. 

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Like I found one that is £300 Inc shipping which is 390 Eur for a i5 3570K and a 660Ti

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11 minutes ago, ibabyslapper said:

Like I found one that is £300 Inc shipping which is 390 Eur for a i5 3570K and a 660Ti

Well the i5 is super nice the 660 time is very much me. I just wouldn't buy a full system as you will usually have to search a while to find some th in that was put together very wisely. That for example is to cpu heavy.  Should be like an i5 3330 and a 670 or 680. Maybe a 7970. For gaming you want a GPU heavy build but Usually a real quad core if you can get one and tbh I would not buy any first gen intel cores anymore. Just 2000 series and up with a preference of 3000 and up. Although he rehearsal 2k series will probably be fine UNLESS pairing with a 780 or higher (OR AMD equivalent which would be faster a thing faster than a 280x)

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2 minutes ago, GER_T4IGA said:

Well the i5 is super nice the 660 time is very much me. I just wouldn't buy a full system as you will usually have to search a while to find some th in that was put together very wisely. That for example is to cpu heavy.  Should be like an i5 3330 and a 670 or 680. Maybe a 7970. For gaming you want a GPU heavy build but Usually a real quad core if you can get one and tbh I would not buy any first gen intel cores anymore. Just 2000 series and up with a preference of 3000 and up. Although he rehearsal 2k series will probably be fine UNLESS pairing with a 780 or higher (OR AMD equivalent which would be faster a thing faster than a 280x)

As someone who has 0 experiance with pc building, a full system would be nice. Not that I am not capable of learning, its just "safer" that way :)

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1 minute ago, ucho said:

As someone who has 0 experiance with pc building, a full system would be nice. Not that I am not capable of learning, its just "safer" that way :)

You can usually find pretty good deals on eBay with used builds. It just takes time and patience to find one that's right for you.

A crap case or too little Ram or too little storage can always be cheaply upgraded over time.

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Mic: iSK UPM-1 USB XLR interface with Neewer NW700, Audio: Sabaj A3 160W DAC/AMP + Wharfdale Diamond 220 + Mission MS6 Sub, Fiio K11 R2R DAC + Douk P5 (Toshiba Tubes), Sendy Peacock, Mouse: Glorious Model I, Keyboard: Glorious GMMK ISO with Mengmoda MMD Tactile (main) and Kailh Box Navy (Function keys), Tribosys 3203 brush lubed, Taihao Green forest caps.

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9 minutes ago, ucho said:

As someone who has 0 experiance with pc building, a full system would be nice. Not that I am not capable of learning, its just "safer" that way :)

Well if you find something like a rig with a good PSU and no GPU you should definitely consider at least that. Installing a GPU is a matter 1 latch, 2 screws and 1 or 2 power cables and your done. 

From what I have seen separate parts also seem to cheaper but I could also be mistaken/ this is phenomenon in my area.  

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12 minutes ago, ucho said:

As someone who has 0 experiance with pc building, a full system would be nice. Not that I am not capable of learning, its just "safer" that way :)

What is your region n(you mentioned euros and dollars)

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1 hour ago, ucho said:

Slovenia (Europe)

What are your options in terms of shops? Are there any local shops selling used parts that you might be able to check out?

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4 minutes ago, GER_T4IGA said:

What are your options in terms of shops? Are there any local shops selling used parts that you might be able to check out?

Eh... Not many. Its a small country(small market). Prices are probably higher than in UK and other bigger countries. We have a local web site, kinda like ebay but people value their stuff way too high. Similar pc to the one i listed above costs 400€+.

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